BBC Newsround: Star Wars filming locations in the UK

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As filming on Star Wars: Andor moves from Clevelelys Promenade down to the Dorset Coast and Winspit Quarry, so the BBC join in the fun of locating UK Star Wars locations with this list that runs thorugh many of the various sites used across the British Isles.

Star Wars has swapped a galaxy far, far away for a beach in Lancashire and now a quarry in Dorset!

It appears that production of the latest Star Wars series, called Andor, is on location in various places across England.

Andor, is a prequel to the 2016 spin-off film Rogue One and follows main character Cassian Andor and the beginnings of the rebellion against the Empire.

The Disney+ series started filming in the UK last week, with lead actor Diego Luna and stormtroopers spotted filming on a beach in Cleveleys, Lancashire.

Now more photos have surfaced online showing a disused quarry, near the village of Worth Matravers on the East Dorset coast, being transformed into a Star Wars film set.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com and Star Wars Insider, having previously written for StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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As filming on Star Wars: Andor moves from Clevelelys Promenade down to the Dorset Coast and Winspit Quarry, so the BBC join in the fun of locating UK Star Wars locations with this list that runs thorugh many of the various sites used across the British Isles.

Star Wars has swapped a galaxy far, far away for a beach in Lancashire and now a quarry in Dorset!

It appears that production of the latest Star Wars series, called Andor, is on location in various places across England.

Andor, is a prequel to the 2016 spin-off film Rogue One and follows main character Cassian Andor and the beginnings of the rebellion against the Empire.

The Disney+ series started filming in the UK last week, with lead actor Diego Luna and stormtroopers spotted filming on a beach in Cleveleys, Lancashire.

Now more photos have surfaced online showing a disused quarry, near the village of Worth Matravers on the East Dorset coast, being transformed into a Star Wars film set.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com and Star Wars Insider, having previously written for StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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